Method of and apparatus for removing wrinkles from used neckwear



Dec. 23;, 1924. 1526,4171

C. .RFRICKER METHOD OF AND APPARATUS FOR REMOVING WRINKLES FROM USED NECKWEAR Filed No 28. 1922 INVENTOR ii A TTORIVEY Patented Dec. 23, 1924.

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CARL JOHN FRICKER, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

METHOD OF AND APPARATUS FOR REMOVING WRINKLES FROM USED NECKWEAR.

Application filed November 28, 1922. Serial No. 603,885.

To all whom 2'25 may concern:

Be it known that I, CARL JOHN FRIGKER, citizen of the United States of America, residing at New York city, county of New York, and State of New York, have invented new and useful Improvements Relating to Methods of and Apparatus for Removing Wrinkles from Used Neckwear, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to a method of and apparatus for removing the wrinkles from the lining and outer materials of used neck wear.

Neckties, after short usage, become badly wrinkled at the portion of the material where the knot is folded and tied and while these wrinkles may be removed in a number of different ways, for instance by the use of a heated iron, the heat from the latter usually destroys the lustre of the silk or other material of which neckwear is made. Furthermore, the facilities for ironing a tie are not always available, even if the results obtained were satisfactory. Neckties as a gen eral rule and particularly those of the fourin-hand variety are made up of two distinct pieces of material comprising a lining of cotton flannel or similar fabric and a silk outer portion and in order to properly smooth out the wrinkles it is almost always necessary to first reverse the tie to expose and press the lining and then again to turn the tie and press the outer material.

With the foregoing in mind, the principal object of my invention is to provide a method of and apparatus for removing creases from neckties without the use of heat. I accomplish this object by placing the lining of the article between adjacent surfaces and thereafter drawing the outer portion of the tie over the surfaces to embrace the latter and hold them in close contact with the opposite sides of the lining. I preferably employ a substantially stifi material to provide rigid surfaces about which the outer portion of the neckwear is stretched. The tie is permitted to remain for some time in this position, and in order to facilitate the operation and improve the final result the lining may be slightly dampened before be* ing placed between the adjacent pressing surfaces.

To facilitate a clear understanding of the invention the several steps thereof performed in removing wrinkles from a fourin-hand tie are illustrated in the accompanying drawing, w11erein- Figure l is a perspective view of the improved device for carrying my present method into practice and showing the leaves separated and in position to receive the lining of a necktie therebetween; Figure 2 is a similar view showing the necktie turned inside out and the wrinkled lining resting upon one of the pressing members; Figure 3 shows the next step in the operation where in the leaves are closed with the lining between them and the outer material of the tie is being reversed over the closed leaves; and Figure 4 is a view of the final position of the tie after the latter has been entirely stretched over the leaves.

My novel method consists in first peeling the outside material of a necktie back upon itself to a point adjacent the middle of the back of the tie, the point usually being determined by transverse rows of stitching. The wrinkled lining is then free and may be dampened if desired and thereafter placed between suitable pressing surfaces having the general shape of the tie itself. The outside material of the necktie is then reversed, i. e. turned right side out, to its original position. In carrying out this operation the pressing members with the lining therebetween remain within the tie and the outer material of the latter is stretched under slight tension over the said members. The necktie is permitted to remain in this position for a short time or until the tie is to be worn; in the meantime the lining has been relieved of its wrinkles due to the pressure exerted against it from both sides and the creases in outside material have been stretched out during the operation. Upon removing the pressing members, by simply drawing them outwardly through the open end of the tie, the article of neckwear has regained its original smoothness without having lost any of its lustre or appearance of newness during the operation.

For conveniently practicing my improved pressing method I have designed a pressing device, shown in the drawing and comprising a pair of hinged tapered members 10 and 11, preferably of cardboard or celluloid. Both members preferably have substantially the exact shape of the type of necktie in connection with which they are intended to be used. As illustrated in Figure 1, the lower or under member 10 is pro vided at its smaller end with a projecting lip 12, preferably terminating in a pointed end. The adjacent end of the upper member 11 is shorter than the end or lip 12 so that when the two members are closed the lip 12 will project as a single layer beyond the upper piece. The opposite or wider ends of the members are exactly alike and of the same length and may be finished oif by a rounded end. In order to provide some means for suspending the device during the operation of removing the creases from the tiematerial the larger ends of the members 1011 are provided with openings 13, which may also serve to receive the finger for withdrawing the device from within the tie after the operation has been completed. The members 10 and 11 are hinged together along one of their edges either by making the members in one continuous section of material and then scoring the latter to make a line of fold, or by employing a strip of tape-14 which is attached over the adjacent edges of the separate members 10 and 11, as illustrated in the drawing. It has been found in ractiee that it is preferable to leave a, sight space between the hinged edges of the members in order to permit the lining of the tie to be placed therebetween without straining or breaking the hinged joint.

The steps of the method in using the pressing device illustrated may be explained in connection with the several figures of the drawing as follows: First, the necktie is prepared as previously explained and the members 10 and 11 of the pressing device are opened out as shown in Figure 1; second, the wrinkled lining A of the tie is placed upon one of the members and the other member is closed thereover. In this position the end of the lip 12 will be disposed against the cross stitching a which joins the lining Ato the outer material B of the tie proper, the tie at this time of course being in reversed position. The third step consists in working the material B, as illustrated in Figure 3, back again to its initial compressed against the linin A. To re- FT move the pressing device after the operation has been completed the finger is merely inserted into the openings 13 and the members 10 and 11 withdrawn through the open end of the tie. The material B may also be slightly dampened if desired to further fa cilitate the operation of the device.

What I claim is 1. The herein described method of renovating worn neck-wear having a lining and a casing, which consists in partially withdrawing but not physically severing the lining from the casing by a pull directed lengthwise of both members, in smoothing out the lining by the application of pressure thereto, in simultaneously retaining the pressure, preventing contact between the casing and the lining and telescoping the casing over the'lining in a direction opposite to that in which the members were originally separated and thereafter moving said tie as a whole lengthwise to remove the pressure theretofore exerted on the lining and to restore the casing andlining to their normal contacting relative position.

CARL JOHN FRICKER.

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